Project Hyperion: Interstellar ship design competition
18 days ago
- #design competition
- #generation ship
- #interstellar travel
- Project Hyperion explores crewed interstellar travel via generation ships using current and near-future technologies.
- A generation ship is a spacecraft designed for centuries-long journeys, where initial crew descendants complete the mission.
- The Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is) announced winners of the Project Hyperion Design Competition for a 250-year journey.
- Teams designed habitats for 1,000 ± 500 people, featuring artificial gravity, life support, and knowledge transfer mechanisms.
- 1st Place: Team Chrysalis impressed with modular habitat design, in-space manufacturing, and radiation protection.
- 2nd Place: Team WFP Extreme excelled in cultural and societal dimensions, including clothing and spiritual spaces.
- 3rd Place: Team Systema Stellare Proximum stood out for immersive storytelling and asteroid-based radiation shielding.
- Honorable Mentions included Arkkana, EBS, F.A.O.C., Helios Ark, Neo-Genesis Seed, Principium Hereditatis, STASS, The Belgian Space Hikers, undagila, and WeSpace.
- Project Hyperion aims to assess feasibility of crewed interstellar flight and guide future research and technology development.